Jail guard no longer faces terroristic threat charges
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CENTERVILLE – A preliminary hearing was scheduled Monday morning for a Washington County jail guard who faced terroristic threats and related charges, but after he took a 16-session anger-management course, was evaluated for drug and alcohol use and had a mental health work-up, a district judge dismissed the charges.
“You completed everything,” District Judge Joshua Kanalis told Andrew Taylor, 28, of South Strabane Township. Kanalis brought down his gavel and said, “Court adjourned. Charges withdrawn.”
Taylor was charged Dec. 17 with choking Courtney Kubicar in October during an incident at her East Bethlehem Township home and later threatening to kill her through a string of text messages after their breakup, according to court documents.
“I’m happy everything is done and over,” Taylor said as he left the district judge’s courtroom.
Taylor was hired by Washington County as a corrections officer in 2011. Both Taylor, who was free on an unsecured bond, and Kubicar, who withdrew a protection-from-abuse petition, continued to work at the jail before the court date. She also is a corrections officer at the jail, having worked part-time since April of 2014.
“It’s all been handled administratively,” said Scott Fergus, Washington County director of administration. “We’ve been on top of it.”